Hello - I recently used exiftool to rename MOV using the date and it worked great. Stargeek really helped me out and gave me the right commands.
Now I am trying to do my JPGs and simple adjustments I hoped would work are not. Hoping someone can help.
I would like the commands for two options. One to rename a specific folder. The second is the same command but to do it for a folder AND all subfolders.
I am trying to rename all files to the date MM-DD-YYYY HHhMMmSSs based on the Date Taken field. The files are located in the following folder... G:\Import Folder\TRIAL RENAME\Main\1
I would also like to have the command to do it for all folders and subfolders once I get the hang of it with some practice.... IE G:\Import Folder\TRIAL RENAME\Main
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Tom
Hi Tom,
In your last thread, you were using this command:
exiftool -ext mts "-FileName<DateTimeOriginal" -d "%Y%m%d_%H%M%S.%%e" "G:\Import Folder\TEST MTS"
But the date format you specify now would be more like this:
exiftool -ext mts "-FileName<DateTimeOriginal" -d "%m-%d-%Y %Hh%Mm%Ss.%%e" "G:\Import Folder\TRIAL RENAME\Main\1"
Drop the -ext mts to rename all recognized file types. And just add -r to recursively process files in subfolders.
But personally I would suggest using YYYY-MM-DD format instead of MM-DD-YYYY so the files will sort in chronological order.
- Phil
Thank you Phil. That command worked great! This tool is so fantastic! Many thanks for your efforts and support! Tom